11 states consider ‘right to repair’ for farming equipment

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Denver — On the northeastern plains of Colorado, where the pencil-straight horizon divides golden fields and blue sky, a farmer named Danny Wood scrambles to plant and harvest proso millet, dryland corn and winter wheat in small, seasonal windows Is. That is, until his high-tech Steiger 370 tractor rolls out. The tractor’s manufacturer wouldn’t allow …

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Flying taxis: Dubai again plans for takeoff by 2026

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai is again planning the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its tightest details on Monday for a promised launch by 2026. Since 2017, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates has promised to launch flying taxis in a city that houses …

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Eight people treated for non-life-threatening injuries after Ottawa gas explosion

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OTTAWA — Paramedics say they are treating eight people for non-life-threatening injuries following an explosion caused by a gas leak in east Ottawa. Firefighters say Monday morning’s blaze destroyed several homes under construction in the Orleans suburb. Paramedics say one person has been sent to a hospital in stable condition. Ottawa Fire Services says firefighters …

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Thousands of children abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church for 70 years, report finds CNN

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At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, a report by a commission probing the issue said on Monday, adding the findings are just the tip of the iceberg. Pedro Strech, the child psychiatrist who led the commission, said, “(We …

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WH press secretary torched for fumbling her way through explanation on airborne object over Canada: ‘Brutal’

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was called in over the weekend after struggling to explain why the US military shot down an unidentified aerial object over Canada. A “high-altitude aerial object” over northern Canada was shot down by an F-22 fighter jet at the direction of President Biden from the North American Aerospace Defense …

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